Posted in Writing on October 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Netflix went all out for the Los Angeles premiere of “The Irishman,” celebrating a $160 million film the only way the streamer could since the film boasts such A-list talent and director. The black carpet outside the TCL Chinese Theatre was transformed into a New York City street with storefronts and replicas of sets from…
Posted in Writing on October 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
A wonderful, uplifting post… thanks Thom. I need this, today. 🙂
Late September.
Autumn is icumen in.
Observe the daily circle of the Sun and the revolving Moon.
Now there is a softer quality to the light and the day is bounded by chilly air and mist.
Soon the leaves will shiver and fall.
But, last week, miraculously, Summer held on for one last hurrah!
Long days of streaming warm light and air.
So, as I walked and drove the lanes one song returned over and over to my mind.
A song written in 1934 by George Gershwin and Dubose Heyward for the landmark show, ‘Porgy and Bess’ which debuted the following year.
Stephen Sondheim, who might be admitted to being something of an authority on musical theatre, believes Summertime to have the best lyrics in the history of the genre.
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Posted in Writing on October 26, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Continuing the series of Posts from the early days of The Jukebox here’s a particular favourite of mine from 2014 illustrating how the humble whistle can make for unforgettable moments on screen and in song. So, settle down and get ready to whistle along! ‘… You don’t have to say anything, and you don’t have […]
Posted in Writing on October 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Like a butterfly
I am caught
between the fly-screen
and glass door
through a veil of tears
I see freedom
but cling to the bars
and want more…
#POEM:Refugee #FrancesMacaulayForde #Poetry #ExploringPossibilities
Posted in Writing on October 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »
“…Because I don’t want to go on my own.” I asked my stylish sister-in-law – no, I shamelessly begged my sister-in-law to come with me.
“Even if you’re supposed to – I’m definitely NOT going in – O K?”
“All right – just come with me Gracie, you can carry my flowers, hide behind them if you need to, hey. We’ll walk down the street… make a few observations… then we’ll go – I promise!”
“Unless we get propositioned!”
Giggling, we both felt more relaxed about the whole adventure.
“This new job of yours could get us into a lot of trouble!”
“Turn right here – William Street. 530-something. 415… There’s parking. Quick! Mind the police car.”
“You sure you want to do this?”
“Where’s 395?”
Anyway, I needed lots of background for my first paid surveillance job so we wandered up and down the street. Noted the scruffy and garish buildings, the smells, and the people rushing about and wondered what they were up to.
Especially the police car, which was still parked outside a place, called ‘The Site – Girls – Girls – Girls’.
One building stood out amongst the colourful, boxy, chaos. Cream walls, dark brown trim and roof. Very neat gardens with two stately palms waving gently in the breeze, breathed ‘class’; Aphrodite’s.
A brass nameplate and large numbers on the wall ‘395’ for those ‘in the know’, and the door discreetly open, inviting custom.
Of course, curiosity got the better of us – we couldn’t resist and after passing the entry twice, walked in.
The little old lady behind the counter gave a non-committal nod and pressed a button. A door to our left opened and another (very elegant) little old lady also smiled a greeting.
My companion’s mouth had dropped three inches so I smiled “Is this a restaurant?”
With a pitying look Madam replied. “No – it’s a brothel!”
Well, I shot out of there, leaving my compatriot chatting about how lovely the room was.
And that was just BEAUTIFUL!
Frances Macaulay Forde © 1999
#ShortStory #FlashFiction:Beautiful! #FrancesMacaulayForde #UniExercise #WritingPrompt
Posted in Writing on October 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Tense and exciting when it finally gets airborne, Chinese disaster movie “The Captain” is an effective tribute to those who saved the day when the cockpit window of a Sichuan Airlines flight shattered over the Tibetan Plateau on May 14, 2018. Capably assembled by Hong Kong director Andrew Lau (the “Infernal Affairs” trilogy), “The Captain”…
Posted in Writing on October 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Cleverly done, Jon.
The nude descends a staircase,
the spectator looks on,
a motion so common
that thought has forgotten
these simple movements,
a cinematic masterpiece
in a single frame,
a human shape whose
curves have disappeared
beneath the artist’s brush,
multiplied into a living force,
a beautiful robotic cadence
reaching the foot of its brief descent.
Posted in Writing on October 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Searing.
I stare at you across
the empty, scorched desert
that has appeared so gradually
and so imperceptibly between us.
The mirage that we were has evaporated,
been engulfed in desiccated emotions
now lingering in the vacant space,
hanging like a burning haze,
scorching our skin,
hung out to dry.
Posted in Writing on October 23, 2019| Leave a Comment »
A gentle reminder that this is the perfect seasonal present for the Dambusters aficionado in your life. The only book ever published with a biography of each of the 133 men who took part in the Dams Raid, each illustrated with a photograph. Published by the History Press in May 2018, ISBN 978 0 7509 […]
via A seasonal reminder: The Complete Dambusters — Dambusters Blog
Posted in Writing on October 22, 2019| Leave a Comment »
I love to paint my geraniums, so I decided to marry a picture with a piece from my ‘Exploring Possibilities’ chapbook, for another poetry postcard.
This question was so important when my man came back into my life, looking to win my heart again – 28 years later… during our net courtship.
#POSTCARD:DoIKnowYou? #FrancesMacaulayForde #Poetry #ExploringPossibilities #ReturnedLove
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